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Lesson 09 - Vocabulary

Likes & Dislikes

Vocabulary

Lesson 09: Likes & Dislikes

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Lesson 09 – Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Words

This file contains the vocabulary for Minna no Nihongo Lesson 09, with romaji (English pronunciation) and English meanings.

🏃‍♂️Verbs

1.わかります / 分かります– understand 💡
2.あります– have, possess, exist (for inanimate things) 📦

❤️Na-adjectives - Likes & Skills

1.すき [な] / 好き [な]– like ❤️
2.きらい [な] / 嫌い [な]– dislike 👎
3.じょうず [な] / 上手 [な]– good at 🎯
4.へた [な] / 下手 [な]– poor at 😓

🍽️Food & Drinks

1.りょうり / 料理– dish (cooked food), cooking 🍳
2.のみもの / 飲み物– drinks 🥤

⚽Sports & Activities

1.スポーツ– sport (~をします: play sports) ⚽
2.やきゅう / 野球– baseball (~をします: play baseball) ⚾
3.ダンス– dance (~をします: dance) 💃

🎵Music & Entertainment

1.おんがく / 音楽– music 🎵
2.うた / 歌– song 🎤
3.クラシック– classical music 🎼
4.ジャズ– jazz 🎷
5.コンサート– concert 🎭
6.カラオケ– karaoke 🎤
7.かぶき / 歌舞伎– Kabuki (traditional Japanese musical drama) 🎭

🎨Art & Writing Systems

1.え / 絵– picture, drawing 🖼️
2.じ / 字– letter, character 📝
3.かんじ / 漢字– Chinese characters 漢
4.ひらがな– Hiragana script あ
5.かたかな– Katakana script ア
6.ローマじ / ローマ字– the Roman alphabet ABC

💰Money & Tickets

1.こまかい おかね / 細かいお金– small change 💰
2.チケット– ticket 🎫

⏰Time & Appointments

1.じかん / 時間– time ⏰
2.ようじ / 用事– something to do, errand 📋
3.やくそく / 約束– appointment, promise 🤝

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family - Spouse & Children

1.ごしゅじん / ご主人– (someone else's) husband 👨
2.おっと / しゅじん / 夫/主人– (my) husband 👨
3.おくさん / 奥さん– (someone else's) wife 👩
4.つま / かない / 妻/家内– (my) wife 👩
5.こども / 子ども– child 👶

📊Adverbs & Quantifiers

1.よく– well, much ⭐
2.だいたい– mostly, roughly 📊
3.たくさん– many, much 📦
4.すこし / 少し– a little, a few 🔹
5.ぜんぜん / 全然– not at all (used with negatives) 🚫
6.はやく / 早く、速く– early, quickly, fast ⚡

❓Conjunctions & Question Words

1.~から– because ~ 🔗
2.どうして– why ❓

💬Expressions

1.ざんねんです[ね]。 / 残念です[ね]。– I'm sorry (to hear that)./That's a pity. 😔
2.すみません。– I am sorry. 🙇‍♂️

💬Common Phrases / Conversation

1.もしもし– hello (used on the phone) 📞
2.ああ– oh 😮
3.いっしょにいかがですか。– Won't you join me (us)? 👥
4.[~は] ちょっと………………。– [~] is a bit difficult. (an euphemism used when declining an invitation) 🤔
5.だめですか。– So you cannot (come)? ❌
6.また今度(こんど)お願(ねが)いします。– Please ask me again some other time. (used when refusing an invitation indirectly) 🙏

🗾Proper Nouns

1.小沢(おざわ) 征爾(せいじ)– famous Japanese conductor (1935-) 🎼

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